Captain America Beyond by Heerog on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

James Carter is a genetic clone of Steve Rogers. He was created by the US Government during the old heroic era in order to infiltrate the Avengers, replacing the real Captain America, and act in favor of the Government objectives.
Having a copy of the real Steve Rogers memories implanted in him as a way to make the substitution more credible, he realized that he was going to be used for something wrong, and revolted against his creators, almost escaping the facility, before being subdued.
Realizing that they failed, the Government put the clone in suspension and sealed the facility. Time passed, heroes fell and the Beyond Era came.
When the Avengers Beyond were transporting equipment and reserach from old facilities to a new location, the clone's pod was among the itens being moved. Miss America was able to infiltrate their transport ship with the objective of finding proof that they are not really heroes.
She accidentally released him from his suspension and after a batlle against the Beyond team, in wich he helped her, both of them were able to escape.
After learning from her of how things changed and the state of the world in this new era, he decided to join her in the fight against the Government, assuming the mantle of Captain America Beyond, as a way to honor Steve's legacy.

He dubbed himself "James Carter", using Buck's first name and Peggy and Sharon's family name as homage to these important people in Steve's life.

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